Twining or scambling urticating perennial herb, serrate leaves pubescnet both surfaces 100mm x 60mm, lateral racemes to 55mm long pilose bracteoles, several male flowers to 1.5mm long above 1-2 females to 2mm long in fruit, greenish-yellow flowers, pilose male bracts 5mm long, serrate unlobed female lobes, 3 pilose male sepals,female calyx with 6 segments, setose capsule 4.5mm x 8mm deeply 3-lobed, hairy & bristly